Bioinformatics Scientist Radiation Oncology
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Job Location:
Forest Park, OH - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 55200 - 100000
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Scheduled Hours
40Position Summary
The Department of Radiation Oncology at Washington University is seeking an experienced Bioinformatics Scientist to support Wash Us Radiation Oncology-Biology Integration Network (ROBIN) Center. This cross-disciplinary center aims to integrate genomics proteomics metabolomics and radiomics to understand the impact of radiation treatment on the tumor microenvironment in cervical and pancreatic cancer. The Bioinformatics Scientist position will be based in Radiation Oncology in the Schwarz Lab but will work collaboratively with both the Ben Major and Jin Zhang Groups. We are a diverse group of clinical physics biology and computational science investigators who collaborate to answer fundamental questions about radiotherapy efficacy and cancer biology. The ideal candidate will have broad experience interpreting sequencing data from large cancer-related datasets and be local to the St. Louis area to facilitate in person meetings throughout the week with a large research team.Job Description
Primary Duties & Responsibilities:
Designs develops and implements:
Algorithms and computer software for omics-based data sets high-throughput massively parallel genomic/proteomic/clinical.
Data management and analysis solutions that aid in the storage investigation and dissemination of large data sets.
Independent research projects including design of research protocols and development of procedures for the collection verification and management of data.
Performs complex systems analysis of data and writes interpretative reports.
Evaluates commercial and academic bioinformatics software.
Trains other researchers on the everyday use of analysis software and research databases.
Assists with grant preparation and reporting of methods data and results.
Solves practical problems relating to difficulties with equipment or test subjects; suggests technical or procedural improvements in testing methods.
Working Conditions:
Job Location/Working Conditions
Normal Office Environment
Physical Effort
Typically Sitting at a desk or table
Equipment
Office Equipment
Required Qualifications
Education:
Bachelors degree
Certifications/Professional Licenses:
Work Experience:
Skills:
Drivers License:
More About This Job
Preferred Qualifications:
- Masters degree or PhD in statistics bioinformatics computational biology or related field.
- Experience analyzing large cancer-related single-cell/nucleus sequencing datasets including custom subclustering cell annotations as well as the ability to do integrated analysis with ATACSeq data.
- Experience analyzing exome and Bulk RNA sequencing.
- Experience collaboratively developing and implementing bioinformatics pipelines.
- Experience with metabolomics or spectrometry-based proteomics.
- Experience with spatial data analysis including multiplex IHC and CODEX.
- Familiarity executing bioinformatics pipelines in local UNIX/Linux environments and cluster execution (LSF).
- Proficiency in scientific programming languages including Python and R.
- Willingness to learn new platform perform and trouble shoot new integrative analysis across platforms and work with a large multi-disciplinary research team.
- Excellent communication organizational and project management skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Education:
Masters degree Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy
Certifications/Professional Licenses:
Work Experience:
Skills:
Analytical Thinking Big Data Processing Bioinformatics Tools Communication Complex Data Analysis Computational Biology Critical Reasoning Data Management Discrete Mathematics Group Problem Solving Java Perl Programming Probabilistic Modeling Python (Programming Language) StatisticsGrade
R11Salary Range
$55200.00 - $100000.00 / AnnuallyThe salary range reflects base salaries paid for positions in a given job grade across the University. Individual rates within the range will be determined by factors including ones qualifications and performance equity with others in the department market rates for positions within the same grade and department budget.Questions
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Accommodation
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All qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and if requested reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job absent undue hardship.Pre-Employment Screening
All external candidates receiving an offer for employment will be required to submit to pre-employment screening for this position. The screenings will include criminal background check and as applicable for the position other background checks drug screen an employment and education or licensure/certification verification physical examination certain vaccinations and/or governmental registry checks. All offers are contingent upon successful completion of required screening.Benefits Statement
Personal
Up to 22 days of vacation 10 recognized holidays and sick time.
Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance.
Take advantage of our free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees.
WashU provides eligible employees with a defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan which combines employee contributions and university contributions starting at 7%.
Wellness
Wellness challenges annual health screenings mental health resources mindfulness programs and courses employee assistance program (EAP) financial resources access to dietitians and more!
Family
We offer 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child. Family care resources are also available for your continued childcare needs. Need adult care Weve got you covered.
WashU covers the cost of tuition for you and your family including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with us.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Laboratory Experience
- Immunoassays
- Machine Learning
- Biochemistry
- Assays
- Research Experience
- Spectroscopy
- Research & Development
- cGMP
- Cell Culture
- Molecular Biology
- Data Analysis Skills
